Top Republican Party Articles

Re "Congress fails to stop shutdown," Oct. 1
A sect of the Republican Party has again flexed its political muscle and effectively shut down the government because it doesn't feel it necessary for those without healthcare insurance now to be able to...

Re "Playing politics with hunger," Opinion, Sept. 16
I read former Sens. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) and Tom Daschle's (D-S.D.) Op-Ed article with great interest. This summer I traveled to Washington and met with a local member of Congress who expressed his...

Re "Phone call a shift in tone for U.S., Iran," Sept. 28
As the historic personal phone contact between our Nobel Peace Prize-winning president and the newly elected Iranian president reduces tensions between our two countries and offers a glimmer of...

Re “Crisis averted — for now,” Oct. 17
Although it's tempting to feel relief that our government is restarting, we must recognize the irreparable damage that's occurred in the last 16 days.
A small, extremist faction of Republicans...

Re "Federal budget talks make little progress," Oct. 14
There's one obvious fact that no one appears to be acknowledging: If a Republican were president, none of this dangerous nonsense would be happening.
Under a Republican administration, no GOP...

For, and against, for-profit colleges
Re "The for-profit college bubble," Opinion, July 13
So-called for-profit colleges should not be allowed to play their shell game with taxpayer money. As things stand, such institutions are just one more mechanism...

Re "GOP's unhealthy obsession," Editorial, Sept. 12
Your thoughtful editorial encourages compromise by House GOP members who want to shut down the government to defund the Affordable Care Act, or who propose defaulting on the national debt by refusing...

Re "Government shutdown no idle threat," Sept. 20
Let the government shut down. What good can it do anyway with the constant bickering, meanness and threats of Congress keeping the government from governing?
Let members of Congress go home to tell...

Re "Shutdown already making itself felt," Oct. 2
I am a 80-year-old American, and I am ashamed of my country.
In the past I have voted Republican, as I have always have thought self-sufficiency and hard work would make us great. Now, I am leaving my...

Joseph F. Steffen Jr. left Reisterstown's Franklin High School and quickly found a home in the rough-and-tumble world of politics, working mostly behind the scenes as a self-described "Prince of Darkness" on behalf of favorite Republicans - including, for...